NCETTA

si & CHI PANCAKES

This is an amazing weekend breakfast - it w ill put a sm ile on your face,

get you going and make you feel really satisfied. A h it o f chilli wakes
you up better than any espresso, trust me.
Pancakes
1 cup of self-raising flour START COOKING
1 large egg Whisk the flour, egg and milk in a bowl with a pinch of salt until smooth
1 cup of semi-skimmed milk Finely slice the chilli, grate the cheese, then fold both into the batter with
1 fresh green chilli the sweetcorn Roughly chop the tomatoes and the peeled, destoned
40g Cheddar cheese avocado, then toss with the juice from 16 a lime, the top leafy half of the
1 handful of frozen sweetcorn coriander, salt and pepper
olive oil
Put the pancetta into a medium frying pan on a medium-low heat, turning
Toppings when crisp and golden Drizzle with maple syrup, glaze for 20 seconds,
4 ripe tomatoes then remove from the heat Drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil into a small frying pan
1 ripe avocado on a medium heat, add a ladleful of batter and spread it out to the edges
1 lime Flip when golden and remove to a plate once done
Vi a bunch of fresh coriander
8 rashers of smoked pancetta Place V* of the topping and pancetta on top of the pancake and serve with
maple syrup a dollop of yoghurt, a wedge of lime, and chilli sauce if you like that extra hit
4 tbsp fat-free natural yoghurt Repeat with the remaining ingredients and serve as and when they're ready
Lingham's chilli sauce

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AVOCADO ON TOAST

SERVES 1 AVO & EGG

Fill and boil the kettle Toast 1 slice o f nice bread Get a small pan on
a high heat, fill it with boiling water and add a pinch o f salt Swirl the
water with a fork, then crack in 1 large super-fresh egg and poach to your
liking Destone, peel and slice % a ripe avocado Halve 1 ripe cherry
tom ato and rub into the toast, then drizzle with 1 teaspoon o f extra virgin
olive oil Cover with the avocado and scatter with a few slices o f fresh
red chilli Pop your egg on top, bust it open and season to taste

SERVES 1 AVO & CRISPY PANCETTA

Grill 3 rashers o f smoked pancetta on a hot griddle pan, w ith 1 slice o f
nice bread on the side to soak up the tasty fat Destone and peel % a
ripe avocado Turn the toast and use a fork to squash the avocado into
it, spreading it right to the edges Add a little pinch of salt and pepper,
a squeeze o f lime or lem on juice, a few slices of fresh red chilli and
4 fresh basil leaves, then serve w ith the crispy pancetta on top

AVO &. SM O KED HAM

Toast 1 slice o f nice bread Drizzle it with 1 teaspoon o f olive oil, then lay
1 slice o f ripe beef tom ato and 1 slice of cooked ham on top Destone
and peel Vi a ripe avocado and place on top, then add a little pinch o f salt
and pepper and squeeze lim e or lem on juice into the well with a few drips
of oil Use a speed-peeler to peel over 10g Emmental cheese, then scatter
with 4 fresh basil leaves

SERVES 1 303 CALORIES AVO & SM O KED S A LM O N

Toast 1 slice of nice bread Drizzle it with 1 teaspoon o f extra virgin olive
oil and cover with 35g smoked salmon Use a teaspoon to add small bombs
of cream cheese (25g in total) on top Destone Vi a ripe avocado, then
use a teaspoon to curl small nuggets of the flesh over the toast Finely grate
over a little lem on zest, then add a squeeze of juice and a pinch o f pepper

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SERVES! I 384 CALORIES
2 fresh chives
2 slices of bread
2 slices of smoked salmon
1 large egg
10g Cheddar cheese
SERVES 1 I 310 CALORIES
2 slices of bread
1 ripe tomato
30g feta cheese
'A of an avocado
2 pinches of dried oregano
2 50 BREAKFAST
BRING BACK THE TOASTIE
(PART 1: HOT SANDWICH HEAVEN)
SM O KED S A LM O N & EGG
Chop the chives Place 1 piece of bread in a toastie maker and drape the
smoked salmon in a circle on top, leaving a gap in the middle where you
can crack in the egg Scatter over the chopped chives, finely grate over the
Cheddar and season with salt and pepper Carefully top with the second
piece of bread and toast away
GREEK-STYLE
Place 1 piece of bread in a toastie maker, then slice and add the tomato
Crumble over the feta Peel and roughly chop the avocado, pile on top and
scatter w ith a pinch of oregano Top with the second piece of bread, scatter
with the remaining oregano and toast away
 VIVA LA TOASTIE
(PART 2: SOME MORE HOT OPTIONS)

SERVES 1 I 372 CALORIES

2 slices of bread
25g Cheddar cheese Place 1 piece of bread in a toastie maker, then grate over the cheese
3 button mushrooms Slice and lay over the mushrooms Chop the rocket, toss in the lemon
1 small handful of rocket juice and pile on top, then top with the second piece of bread Finely slice
W of a lemon the chorizo, lay on the top of the sandwich, clamp down well so they stick
20g cured chorizo sausage together, and toast away

SERVES 1 I 387 CALORIES

25g ricotta cheese SW EET N A U G H TY BEGINNING

1 heaped tsp runny honey Beat the ricotta with the honey, smash the chocolate, and peel and roughly
20g dark chocolate chop the banana Place 1 piece of bread in a toastie maker, then spread
(70% cocoa solids) the ricotta on top Lay over the banana and scatter over the chocolate
1 small banana Top with the second piece of bread and toast away
2 slices of bread

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MAKES 3 x 1 LITRE JARS I
332 CALORIES
Granola m ix
100g Brazil nuts
100g shelled walnuts
100g shelled pistachios
100g pumpkin seeds
100g sunflower seeds
100g sesame seeds
500g porridge oats
40g desiccated coconut
1 tsp ground cinnamon
75g sour cherries
250g dried apricots
To serve
maple syrup
milk or fat-free natural yoghurt
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FANTASTIC GRANOLA
GET UP, GET FED, GET GONE
M y suggestion is to buy a big batch o f ingredients like the list I've given
you here, m ix it all up and just grab a handful per person w henever you
need it - it w ill last fo r months. I love it served w ith fresh blueberries
or pom egranate seeds.
START C O O K IN G
Roughly bash up the nuts and seeds in a pestle and mortar or pulse them
in a food processor with a bowl blade - I like some fine and some chunky
Mix them w ith the smashed nuts and seeds, oats, coconut and cinnamon
Now you've got a choice: you can either mix it with the chopped cherries
and apricots and decant it straight into airtight jars to toast as and when
you want it, or you can spread it across a couple of large roasting trays and
toast it in a preheated oven at 180C/350F/gas 4 until nicely golden, stirring
regularly Let it cool, then mix in the chopped cherries and apricots and tip
into jars to await eating
If you want to toast it as and when you want it, I just put a dry frying
pan on a medium heat and add a handful of granola (roughly 50g) per person
Toast for 3 or so minutes, tossing often to bring out the roasted flavour
and crispy texture, until lightly golden and smelling delicious Stir in
a good teaspoon of maple syrup per person and let it get sticky, then
serve hot with cold milk or yoghurt and fresh seasonal fruit, if you like
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FRUIT SALAD
This delicious breakfast is sim plicity to the hilt, but don't be misled
by that. It's beautiful, tasty, and the action o f bruising and grating
brings out all the natural sugars in the fruit, creating a liqu or that gives
Sesame honey it shine and juice. Couple that w ith the warm sesame honey and it's
1 handful of sesame seeds unbelievable. Definitely give it a go.
Yi a small jar of runny honey
START C O O K IN G
Ripe fru it Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan, tossing frequently until golden
1 pear Mix with the honey, then warm through in the microwave (800W) for
1 nectarine 20 seconds before using Keep the rest for another day - it's delicious and
1 handful of strawberries lasts a long time
1 banana
1 apple Set up a box grater on a plate, then in long strokes coarsely and carefully
grate all the fruit, piece by piece - you can use any slightly firm stone fruit
Dressing like plums, peaches and nectarines, perfect orchard fruit, strawberries and
1 orange or lime bananas Carefully lift off the grater, leaving a lovely pile of grated fruit
a couple of sprigs of fresh mint Squeeze over the orange or lime juice and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of
sesame honey Roughly chop the mint leaves and sprinkle over, then serve
To serve with natural yoghurt
fat-free natural yoghurt

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ENED COTTAGE CHEESE

This is about embracing beautiful com binations o f sim ple ingredients

fo r an instant breakfast. A 50g serving of sweetened cheese per person
is more than enough, and if you're not feeding six, the sweetened
cheese w ill keep w ell in the fridge fo r a couple o f days.

In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon o f runny honey and 1 heaped teaspoon

o f vanilla paste into 300g cottage cheese or ricotta (Greek yoghurt is also
delicious) Loosen with a splash o f m ilk if needed and whip up, then divide
between your plates or bowls Top with wonderful fresh fru it like chopped
mango, strawberries and watermelon, a little squeeze o f lim e juice and
a scattering of chopped or bashed shelled nuts like Brazils, almonds
or pistachios

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You can make all these sm oothies w ith fresh fruit, but w ha t I like to do
is bag up fru it com bos and freeze them ahead of when I need them ,
which elim inates the need to add ice. This w ill also give you a thicker,
even more delicious, cold sm oothie that's guaranteed to invigorate
and wake you up in the m orning.

You can get b rillia nt frozen fru it from the supermarkets, but w ith things
like bananas, or w hen there's a g lu t o f seasonal fru it, get into the habit
o f bagging them up and freezing them yourself.Two m inutes o f th ou gh t
one day w ill save you tim e every m orning fo r a m onth, mean you've
got treats in the freezer and can even save you m oney - if you've got
fru it that's on the turn and you're not going to eat it, you can freeze
it before it goes too far.

GREEN
In a liquidizer, blitz 1 large peeled banana (ideally pre-chopped and frozen)
with 200g baby spinach, 250ml fresh apple juice and the juice from
1 lime, until smooth

PURPLE
Roughly chop 2 pears (stalks removed), put into a liquidizer with 150g
frozen blueberries and 100ml fresh apple juice, then blitz until smooth

ORANGE
Finely grate a 2cm piece o f peeled ginger into a liquidizer Peel, trim,
roughly chop and add 1 carrot, and squeeze in the juice o f 1 lime Add
1 small frozen chopped m ango and 200ml fresh orange juice, then blitz
until smooth

W H ITE
In a liquidizer, blitz 1 large peeled banana (ideally pre-chopped and frozen)
with 3 tablespoons o f ground almonds, 250ml sem i-skim m ed m ilk and
1 tablespoon o f runny honey, until smooth